IWD Cameroon: Women tracing their paths through 40 years of intervention

Berline Essaga, Psychologist, Mora, Far North region of Cameroon. Has been working with MSF since 2021.

"I started with MSF in 2021. Despite my motivation and determination, there were some days I felt like quitting, but Every time I think about these vulnerable people in need, it keeps encouraging me to support them."

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IWD-2024 - Cameroon: Women tracing their paths through 40 years of intervention

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB188322

Date taken / Date Recorded 19/02/2024 12:00 AM

Country Cameroon

Detailed location Mora

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Vanessa Fodjo

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Project section OCG

Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

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Additional Information / Shotlist For 40 years, MSF has been working in Cameroon and has provided humanitarian medical assistance in 8 of the country’s ten regions. Although women represent only 24% of staff in Cameroon, they stand out because of their experience, and they are at the forefront of interventions, in patients care and support teams.

In the Far North region, MSF has been working with the Ministry of Health since 2016 to tackle the consequences of the Lake Chad Crisis. MSF provides pediatric and nutritional treatment, emergency surgery, mental health care, SRH, and health promotion activities in Mora, Kourgui, Kolofata and Amchide.

In 40 years of presence in Cameroon, women of various profiles have been tracing their paths within MSF and have contributed to provide quality care. They share with us the challenges of working as a woman in the humanitarian context and their views of MSF’s presence in Cameroon over the years.